Crap Towns / City of London / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has City of London got?
OS maps 14 public parks and gardens in City of London (April 2026): 16.3 per 10,000 people, 6.5 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 2 play spaces, 2.3 per 10,000 people, 62% lower than the typical town's 6.0. Everyone there lives within 400 metres of a park or play space, as the crow flies.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 16.3 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.3 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 0.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | 8.9 km | 10.3 |
| Haringey | 8.5 km | 8.0 |
| Lambeth | 7.0 km | 5.7 |
| Camden | 5.7 km | 4.3 |
| Southwark | 4.6 km | 1.9 |
| Westminster | 4.7 km | 1.3 |
| Hackney | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4.0 km | 0.1 |
| City of London | – | 0.0 |
| Islington | 4.0 km | 0.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 7.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |